Alexandria excelled on the penalty kill, not giving up a single goal in seven chances.

The Blizzard were helped by Aaron Ryback, who had one goal. Ryback scored on the power play 16:20 into the first period to make the score 1-0 Alexandria. Alexandria had taken the advantage when the Freeze\’s Jake Lipski got sent off for cross checking. AJ Gullickson picked up the assist. Alexandria also got a goal from Tyler Berginski as well. In addition, Alexandria received assists from Trent Olson, Tommy Hall, and Austin Kilian, who each chipped in one.

Andrew Wagner made 26 saves for La Crosse on 28 shots. The Freeze incurred 14 minutes in penalty time with seven minors. The Blizzard incurred 26 minutes in penalty time with eight minors.